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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 597859, member: 6229"]Perhaps the headline for this "trivia" should be the "D" for Denver Mintmark as the first "D" mint mark coins were gold coins struck at Dahlonega, Georgia, but you probably know that. If you've been collecting USA coins for half a year or more you know about mint marks. You, also know the "D" mint mark placed on coins minted in 1906 to date means those coins are/were minted in Denver, Colorado. You, also, probably know: the first Lincoln Cent struck at Denver is the 1911-D (12,672,000 minted); the first Nickel struck at Denver is the 1912-D Liberty Head (8,474,000 minted); the first Dime struck at Denver is the 1906-D Barber Head (4,060,000 minted); the first Denver produced Quarter was minted in 1906 (3,289,000); the first Half Dollar to bear the Denver mint mark isthe 1906 (4,028,000); the first Morgan Silver Dollar to bear the "D" mint mark of Denver is dated 1921. It has the further distinction of being the last Morgan Silver Dollar struck at Denver! (20,345,000); the first Gold Quarter-eagle coin struck at Denver is the 1911-D (a mere 55,680); Denver's first Gold Half eagle is the 1906-D (320,000); 1906-D is the first Gold Eagle produced by Denver (`65,420); and 1908 was the first "D" mint marked Gold Double Eagle (663,750). Do you know what USA coin was the first of its kind to be struck at Denver? HINT 1: Philadelphia was the only mint to strike the coin in 1928, although both Philadelphia and San Francisco struck coins in 1926 and '36. The '28s weren't released for circulation until '33. HINT 2: Denver was the only mint to strike this coin in 1933, '34 and '37. HINT 3: None of this coin type was struck by any mint in 1935. HINT 4: This coin was struck by Philly, Denver and Frisco in 1938 and '39. If you guessed the coin I'm telling you about is the 1933-D Oregon Trail Memorial Silver Half Dollar, you are right! It is the first USA commemorative coin minted at the Denver Mint (5,008). Here's a photo courtesy of coinpage.com: <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2121.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2121.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2121.html</a>  Thought you'd like to know... Clinker[/QUOTE]

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